As the ICO has updated its guidance to include the new charitable purposes soft opt-in, the Fundraising regulator has both indicated that it will shortly publish its own guide on fundraising marketing, and has refreshed its guide on data privacy. You can find out more at https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/about-fundraising/resources/update-soft-opt-and-refreshed-data-privacy-guide. It is especially important that you have clearly […]
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UK and US to partner on AI evaluation
From Microsoft’s press release at https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2026/05/05/advancing-ai-evaluation-with-the-center-for-ai-standards-us-and-innovation-and-the-ai-security-institute-uk/, Microsoft is announcing new agreements with the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) in the US and the AI Security Institute (AISI) in the UK to advance the science of AI testing and evaluation, including through collaborative work to test Microsoft’s frontier models, assess safeguards, and help mitigate […]
New Charitable Purposes Soft Opt In guidance
The ICO has just updated its guidance on direct marketing using electronic mail, to include the fact that charities can now email, text and message supporters without prior consent under a new “soft opt‑in” if requirements are met. This is called the charitable purposes soft opt-in. According to the ICO press release which you can […]
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